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Umlazi Poets CD Launch

Through hard work creativity and dedication, Iziko Lamagama from Umlazi is planning to Launch their first poetry CD and they need our help.

Five of them need to come to Jozi for at least 5 days to do fundraising for their CD. Anyone who can accommodate these humble artists please call Sgwaza at +27610365015.

If you can help them in fundraising or any other way don't hesitate to call.

Re kaofela
Sisonke

Added by Ayanda Sacred on July 29, 2015 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Thank you for great opportunity to meet & learn from Arsenal FC Coaches!

We would like to thank our Youthzones family and our partners in development, Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) for giving us an opportunity to learn from 4 young coaches who came all the way from Arsenal FC (UK). It was a dream come true for us and we never expected to have such an opportunity. We had more than 3 hours of great learning a lot of modern coaching skills as…

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Added by Disebo Alina Makau on July 29, 2015 at 12:12am — 2 Comments

WISH ME LUCK.

HEY FAMILIES I HOPE YOUR ALL DOING FINE IN YOUR SITES AND THE TEAMS ARE ALSO DOING CREATE.

ON WEDNESDAY I WILL BE WRITTING MY LEARNERS SO PLEASE WISH ME LUCK PEOPLE. LOVE YOU ALL. SDEEEEEE

Added by malope sdala matibidi on July 27, 2015 at 7:40pm — 5 Comments

thinks youthzones and the leaders are takecare for us

Added by Samuel Mokwana on July 27, 2015 at 2:40pm — No Comments

LETS UNITE AND CARE

Children grow up amid squalor, deprivation and violence. Poverty is of course rife, along with all the problems which so often accompany it. Crime is high, joblessness common, and education is patchy at best.

From the very beginning of life, the odds are stacked against children from nkomazi. Life…

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Added by Sipho''barthez'' mathonsi on July 27, 2015 at 12:20pm — No Comments

IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE VISITED BY ARSENAL COACHES

FRIDAY THE 24/07/2015 WAS a day to remember indeed when the ENGLAND BASED TEAM ARSENAL F.C YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COACHES visited our community [kamaqhekeza township] to conduct coaching clinics with our youngsters and we invited other sites coaches of MBUZINI, DRIEKOPPIES AND NGWENYENI TO BE PART OF THESE INITIATIVE, it is always a great pleasure to be visited with arsenal youth coaches because we know we will learn a lot of drills and on how to play the game on high speed. they teach us…

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Added by sthembiso on July 27, 2015 at 10:31am — 1 Comment

i had a every nice trip on the 24th to 26th of july to sabie that really open opportunitie for me and others who had lost hopes.

thanks youthzones for you did to us,showing and giving us chances to see opportunities.The trip was very fantastic and successful we learnt many things for example working as team,hiking and roadwork.And what we have all learnt about is having a good communication fellow friends,good team work and motivation.

Added by michael on July 26, 2015 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

ARSENAL COACHES MADE GABON WORM YESTERDAY.

Morning

Yesterday in Daveyton we were visited by four Arsenal coaches from England, Schalk, Teremai and leaders from different sites. The weather was bad rain tried to disturb the session but God said yes to the program. We started our programs in a big cycle with a prayer then from there the coaches did their session as leaders were watching and learning from the coaches, asking questions about the sessions from the coaches. They did several sessions with our boys and after that we… Continue

Added by CYRIL CR7 on July 26, 2015 at 9:19am — No Comments

thinks youthzone to give us a chance to open our minds

this opportunity is for us.if you mind is slow today are open so nw are enjoying at sabie thnk youthzone to our lifes good yestarday are travel good and every thing is good for us.re kagofela…

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Added by Samuel Mokwana on July 25, 2015 at 7:00am — No Comments

This is the words that keeps me going, also want to emcourage others

If you want to destroy something you must destroy the negative thinking. Decide in your heart of hearts what really excites and challenger u, and start moving your life in that direction. Every decision u make, from what u eat to what u do with ur time…

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Added by SKENKI SIMON BLANGWE on July 24, 2015 at 3:02pm — No Comments

Youth Zones Leadership Skills Got Me An Invitation To Mandela Day Celebration in Groenpunte Juvenile Prison

After I spend the a day with Juveniles at Groenpunt Prison with others leaders, as I was observing the whole event after the invitation from local radio station.

I realize that it's important for us as a society to remember that the youth within juvenile justice systems are, most of the time, youths who simply haven't had the right mentors and supporters around them - because of circumstances beyond their control…

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Added by Celta Vigo Development on July 23, 2015 at 10:21pm — No Comments

Umlazi Arsenal ladies

AS ARSENAL FAMILY WE LIKE TO THANKS YOUTHZONES FAMILY FOR YOUR SUPPORT WE PROMISE THAT WE WILL KWAZULU NATAL FLAG HIGH.

Added by Thulani Arsenal coach on July 23, 2015 at 5:21pm — No Comments

YOUTHZONES AT DAVEYTON.

Hi family!

Come and make things happen at Daveyton, We as Daveyton family would like to take this time and give thanks you YOUTHZONES for trusting us. Choosing our side to host the whole YOUTHZONES family at Gabon informal settlement. We are not even better than other side but you choose us because of your trust on us.

Thanks YOUTHZONES family come guys and let us learn from each other.
See you there. I love you all

Added by CYRIL CR7 on July 23, 2015 at 5:14pm — No Comments

GLENCORE LEARNERSHIPS

I AM A RESIDENT OF IKEMELENG VILLAGE IN RUSTENBURG KROONDAL AND I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE.I STUDIED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AT ORBIT FET COLLEGE AND I DID GREAT IN ALL MY CERTIFICATES.I APPLIED FOR A LEARNERSHIP AT GLENCORE AS A COMMUNITY APPLICATION AND I WAS GIVEN A CHANCE TO WRITE AN ASSESMENT REGARDING THE LEARNERSHIP.I HAVENT HEARED OF MY RESULTS YET BUT I DO HAVE A GOOD FEELING THAT I DID WELL.I WOULD LIKE TO THANK GLENCORE FOR TAKING MY APPLICATION INTO CONSIDERATION AND BELIEVING IN…

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Added by Glad Thabiso on July 23, 2015 at 3:42pm — No Comments

IKEMELENG CAR WASH

THIS IS THE FINAL PRODUCT OF THE CAR WASH...IT WASHED ABOUT 26 CARS IN 4 WEEKS.WE THANK YOUTH ZONES FOR MAKING THIS DREAM POSSIBLE FOR IKEMELENG VILLAGE.YOUTHZONES IS A BRIDGE THAT YOUTH CAN USE TO REACH THEIR…

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Added by Glad Thabiso on July 23, 2015 at 3:35pm — No Comments

IKEMELENG VILLAGE CAR WASH

WE ASKED HELP FROM YOUTHZONES IN BUILDING A CAR WASH IN IKEMELENG VILLAGE IN KROONDAL.YOUTHZONES HELPED US IN BUYING THE MATERIALS OR RESOURCES WE NEEDED TO BUILD AND THE THINGS WE NEEDED TO WASH THE CARS SUCH AS A WOOFER,WATER SPRAY GUN AND WASHING CLOTHS,ETC.THEY BOUGHT GUM POLES,A NET AND CEMENTS FOR HELPING US IN BUILDING A CAR WASH.THIS IS THE FIRST STEPS WE TOOK IN…

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Added by Glad Thabiso on July 23, 2015 at 3:25pm — No Comments

Umlazi Arsenal ladies champions

Added by Thulani Arsenal coach on July 23, 2015 at 9:58am — No Comments

WE LEARN A THING OR TWO

SANIBONANI MA YOUTHZONES AMANHLE from day 1 when we started to work with youthzone our football academy players are reaching highest level in football because every year at these time youthzone come with two ARSENAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COACHES to teach us[coaches] and our players a thing or two when it comes to football matters. tomorrow 24/07/2015[Friday] SCHALK VAN HEERDEN is visiting us with ARSENAL DEVELOPMENT COACHES TO CONDUCT COACHING CLINICS with our u/6 and u/10 with our sites coaches…

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Added by sthembiso on July 23, 2015 at 7:02am — No Comments

IT ALL STOPED.

Murder

Rape

Stealing

Sometimes you may ask yourself why is everything bad happening in your communities? Seeing police daily chasing our brothers. There is nothing pleasing seeing police at our communities ..I can say is like in my community police have nothing to do at all. This past few months I haven't seen police in our community arresting someone or come to the resque of a man being beaten by the community members. It makes me happy to see things happening like this… Continue

Added by CYRIL CR7 on July 21, 2015 at 1:33pm — No Comments

67 munites Mandela Day with a 3 times Brutal Rape Victim + attempted murder on the last rape act

He tried to stone her to death after rape. She survived stoning on her face.Thank you to Youth Zones for providing the help line (0807867428) to Social Development to help with these kind of inhuman acts we face in our communities. You just ask them to call you if you have no airtime. Free on landline.…